Carver County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2022	#19 of 87	93.2%
2021	#25 of 87	90.2%
2020	#20 of 87	89.37%
2019	#16 of 87	92.14%
2018	#17 of 87	85.09%
2017	#18 of 87	81.04%

Coverage Map

Rank: 19 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Carver County ranks 19 for broadband access and 2 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have ranked well for years but saw a nice push to 93.2 percent coverage to broadband of 100 Mbps down and 20 up in the last year. They have 2745 households without access to broadband at that speed. Estimates indicate that it will cost $25.5 million to get to ubiquitous broadband in the county.

Carver County is making a big push to reach ubiquitous broadband.

• They began construction of 350 miles of middle mile broadband as part of Connect Up Carver Initiative, a $10.5 million project
• They have applied for $3.5 million grant for a $5 million project to extend the network to areas that were caught in the LTD Broadband RDOF area, where they had a federal award revoked.
• They have been working with local provider Metronet to reach smaller cities and towns.
• They are working with local businesses to find a way to provide service to them.

Carver County gets a green light because they are close to ubiquitous coverage. They had seemed stuck for a while but they’ve improved in the last year and have solid plans for more. Also they rank well for digital inclusion, which indicates an audience that would be receptive to better broadband.

Digital Equity:

Carver County ranks 2 out of 87 for digital equity. (See full Digital Equity Profile)

Carver County ranks 1 out of 87 for computer ownership. 98.7 percent of homes have a computer of device as compared to statewide ownership of 95.5 percent.